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ALADDIAI 

AMD  HIS  WONDERFUL LAMP 
Vi  RHYME 

BTARTnURRANSOME 


ILUISTRan)  KTiHACKOIZIE 

15  3  0 


To  L.A. 


V3  W 


VOU  are  a  poet.     I  my  nose 
Grind  at  the  humbler  wheel 
of  prose, 

But  now  and  then  I  make   a 
stanza 

What's  that  you  say?    It  does 
not  scan,  Sir? 

What  then  ?    I  may  be  Sancho 
Panza, 

But  let  not  you  on  Rosinante 

Despise     my    donkey's    crude 

andante. 
Yours  be  the  visions,  yours  the 

fame, 
I  have  my  pleasure  all  the  same ; 
And  though  its  not  high  poesy, 
Lascelles,  its  good  enough  for 


LIST  °F  COLOUR  PLATES 

I.     "His  only  thought  was  love  and  pride 
In  Princess  Bedrelbood,  his  bfide" 

II.    "  The  man  was  dressed  in  yellow  and  black." 

III.  "And  sobbing  he  sat  under  the  tree" 

IV.  The  Slave  of  the  Lamp. 

V.     "  The  Sultan  s  daughter,  Bedrelbood." 

VI.     "And  twelve  tall  negroes,  black  as  coals, 
And  twelve  tall  slaves,  Circassian,  white." 

VII.  "A  crowd 

Of  pig-tailed  Chinamen  who  bowed." 

VIII.     "Of  all  miraculous  surprises." 

IX.     "New  lamps  for  old  do  I  supply" 

X.  "  Tis  little  good  to  chase 

The  deeds  of  magic  with  a  horse." 

XI.  "  The  Magician  struck  but  his  blows  fell  wide." 

XII.  "He  flung  far  out  the  talisman." 


ALADDIN 


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ALAMNiS 


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HE   wind    blows    through    the 
bamboo  wood, 

The  coloured  lanterns  swing 
and  gleam, 

And  sleeping  Chinese  children 

dream 

Of  small  Aladdin  and  his  Djinns. 

They  know  his  mother  kind  and  good, 

His  slit-eyed  princess  Bedrelbood, 

His  lamp,  his  ring,  the  kite  he  had, 

The  old  magician  cruel  and  bad, 

And  all  that  tale  of  Mandarins 

And  ancient  times. 


ALADDIN 


HE  tale  begins 

In  an  extremely  simple  way, 
With    small    Aladdin    at    his 
play, 

In  Pekin  on  a  summer  day. 
Pekin  is  far  beyond  the  seas, 
Where  everyone  talks  good  Chinese, 
Dresses  in  satin,  gold  and  black, 
And  wears  a  pigtail  down  his  back. 
Aladdin  in  the  market  square 
Was  flying  a  paper  kite  so  high 
He  could  not  see  that  it  was  there 
Above  him  in  the  burning  sky. 
But  how  it  tugged !  The  wind  grew  strong 
And  dragged  the  little  boy  along 
Across  the  square  and  through  the  street 
Where  wise  folk  turned  to  see  him  run 
And  thought  that  he  did  this  for  fun, 
And  laughed  to  see  his  twinkling  feet. 


ALADDIN 


Now  near  the  roofs,  now  on  the  ground 
He  ran  with  perilous  leap  and  bound, 
And  though  he  tugged  with  all  his  might 
He  very  soon  was  out  of  sight. 
For  stronger  grew  the  wind  until 
Against  the  small  Aladdin's  will 
He  left  the  city  far  behind, 
And  ran  and  leapt  until  at  last 


He  found  himself 

And  dreadful  desert-! 

No   grass 
no    shady 

No  flowers  to 
wandering 


upon   the  vast 

of  Shukind. 

grows    there, 
trees, 

feast  the 
bees, 


ALADDI 


There  are  no  horses,  cows  or  dogs, 
No  donkey,  goats,  nor  even  frogs. 
Aladdin's  feet  were  tired.    He  slipped, 
And  with  a  gust  of  wind  had  whipped 
The  kite-string  from  his  fingers.    Gone 
For  ever  was  his  favourite  toy, 
And  in  the  desert  all  alone 
Aladdin  sat  upon  a  stone, 
A  most  unhappy  little  boy. 
And  then  the  sun  turned  blazing  red— 
The  dark  swept  up,  and  swift  and  loud, 
And  muttering  like  an  angry  crowd, 
The  wind  went  rushing  overhead. 
Aladdin  hugged  his  knees  with  fright 
And  sat  and  shivered  through  the  night. 


The  man  was  dressed  in  yellow  and  black." 


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ALADDIN 


When     morning     came     he     looked     across 

The  stretching  plain  where  he  found  he  was, 

And  saw  yellow  sand  and  rocks  and 

stones, 

And  big  black  vultures  picking 

bones. 

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ALADDI 


Srfiae 


HE  little  boy  never  knew  from 
where 

Or    how   he    came    to    be 
standing  there, 

But   when    he    turned     his 
head  he  saw 

A  man  who  had  not  been  there    before. 

The    man    was    dressed    in    yellow    and 
black, 

An  old  man  with  a  crooked   back. 

His    clothes    were    the    richest    that    ever 
were  made, 

He  wore  on  his  finger  a  ring  of  jade. 

"Good  morning,  Aladdin,"  he  said,  "And 
how 

"Do   you  come  to  be  where  I  find  you 
now  ? " 


ALADDIN 


L  ADDIN, 

surprised  to   hear   his 
name, 
Stood  up  and  said 

"Please  Sir,  I  came 


"After  my  kite,  which   was  terribly 

strong, 
"  And  bumped  me  and  bruised  me  and 

dragged  me  along, 

"And    left   me   here   and   the   kite   is 
gone, 


ALADDINl 


"And  all  through  the  night  I've  been 
sitting  alone  ! " 

"A    fortunate  chance,"   said    the    crooked 
old  man, 

"  I  can  help  you  as  no  other  person  can  ; 

"  I  will  make  you  great,  I  will  make  you 
rich. 


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ALADDIN 


F  you  pull  up  the  flat  stone 
which 
Is  under  the  earth  where 
now  I  stand, 
"I  will  make  you  wealthy  in  houses 

and  land." 
"  My  mother  is  poor  and  begs  in  the 

street, 
"And  never  is  certain  of  something 

to  eat. 
"  Good  Sir,  I'll  feed  her  and  dress  her 

fine, 
"And    give    her   pomegranates    and 

Chinese  wine 
"  And  build  her  a  palace  ever  so  big. 
"  Kind  Sir,  good  Sir,  show  me  where 
to  dig." 


M—IWMI  ■-i-itMi  ii  i  ii  ■■""^"'■■'utiiaac 


ALADDINl 


The  old  man  rubbed  his  hands.   "  Dig  here," 
He  said     "Dig  well,  and  then,  my  dear, 
"You  shall      >-w      ^— *>.    clothe  your 

mother  in  v5    \f        |  ]    silver    and 

gold, 


ALADDIN 


"And  give  her  the  wealth   of   the   earth 
to  hold." 

For  the  old,  old    man    was    cunning   and 
bad, 

And     Aladdin's     simplicity 

made    him    glad. 


ALADDIN 


ILADDIN    digs 

with  his  little  hands, 

And  scoops  the  earth 
while  the  old  man 
stands, 

Smiling   with    wickedness,    smiling 
with  greed, 

Smiling  to  see  the  little  hands  bleed. 

"  Why  here  is  a  ring,"  said  Aladdin 
at  last, 

"I  cannot  move   it,   I    think   it    is 
fast 

"To     something    else."     Said    the 
wicked  old  man, 

"  Dig  harder,  my  dear,  and  perhaps 
you  can." 


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ALADDIN 


O   Aladdin   dug,   and  his  fingers 
bled, 

And    the    sides    of   the   hole 
were  over  his  head. 

He    came   to  the  stone  that 
was  under  the  ring, 

And  pulled  and  pulled  like  anything. 

And    the    old    man    pulled  and  the  earth 
gave  way, 

And  the  stone  and  the  ring  became  loose 
where  they  lay. 


Under  the  stone  was  a  deep  dark  hole, 
As  round  as  a  well,  as  black  as  a  coal, 
And  far  below,  nearly  out  of  sight, 
Aladdin  saw  a  flicker  of  light. 
And  a  scent  of  jasmin  came  from  the  well, 
And  the  tinkling  sound  of  a  tiny  bell. 
"Go  down,  go  down,"  the  old  man  said, 
And  gave  Aladdin  his  ring  of  jade. 


lALADDIN 


HIS   ring   will   keep 
from  all  harm, 

"It  is  a  very  powerful 
charm. 

"  And  where  you  see  that 
spark  of  light, 

You  will  find  a  garden  summer-bright, 
And  gems  like  sand  upon  the  shore, 
More  than  you  ever  saw  before, 
And  jewels  growing  on  the  trees — 
Pick  as  many  as  you  please. 
For  you  the  gems,  for  me  one  thing, 
And  one  alone  1  bid  you  bring. 
A  dingy  lamp  beneath  the  tree 
From  which  the  bell  hangs 

fetch  to  me.1 


ALADDIN 


LADDIN  clambered  down 
and  fell, 

Into   the    darkness   of 
the  well, 

And  when  he  looked  his  eyes 
were  dazed, 

All  round  him  precious  jewels 
blazed, 

Ruby,   turquoise,    chrysoprase, 

Diamond,  emerald  and  topaz, 

Moonstone,  sunstone,  amethyst, 


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ALADDIN 


WSSM&IS 


No  clerk  could  ever  end  the  list. 
There  was  a  garden,  emerald  green, 
With  pearls  for  snowdrops  set  between. 
Diamonds  for  daisies,  and  a  scent 
Of  jasmin,  and  he  saw  the  tree, 
And  heard  the  bell  and  quickly  went 
To  where  it  was  and  then  could  see 
The  lamp  for  which  he  had  been  sent. 


ALADDIN 


A  common  lamp  of  tarnished  brass. 

Dingy  upon  that  emerald  grass. 

Aladdin  filled  his  coat  with  gems, 

His  baggy  trousers  to  the  hems 

He  stuffed  with  stones.    He  almost 
cried 

To  see  what  loads  there  were  beside 

Those  he  could  take.    He  bent  to 
pick 

The  lamp,  and  heard  a  voice,    "  Be 
quick ! " 

He  hurried  and  looked  up  the  well, 

He  longed  to  climb,  he  longed  to 
tell 

His  mother  of  the  things  he'd  seen, 

How  kind  the  old,  old  man  had  been. 

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ALADDIN 


E  climbed  and  climbed,  but  near 
the  top 

The  wall  was  smooth,  he  had 
to  stop. 

"Give  me  your  hand,  good  Sir,  I  beg, 

"Or  I  shall  fall  and  break  my  leg." 

"Give  me  the  lamp,"  the  old  man  cried 

And  then  I'll  help  you  up  the  side." 

"Give  me  the  lamp,"  he  said  again, 

"Give  me  the  precious 
lamp,  I'm  fain 

"To  have  it  safe,  lest 
you  should  fall, 

"And  falling,  break  the 
lamp  and  all." 

Aladdin    saw    the    old 
man's  eyes, 

And  they  were  squint- 
ing evilwise. 


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ALADDIN 


E  said,  "111  hold  the  lamp  I've 
found 

"Until     Fm     safely    on    the 
ground." 

"Give  me  the  lamp,  you  wicked  boy." 
"Help,  and  I'll  give  it  you  with  joy." 
"Give  me  the  lamp,  I'll  help  you  then, 
"Give,  or  you'll  not  want  help  again." 
"I'll  hold  it  till  you  help  me  out," 

This     did     the     small 
Aladdin  shout. 

The  old  man, 

very  much  displeased, 

Asked  once  again,  and 
then  he  seized 

The    stone    and    shut 
Aladdin  in. 


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ALADDINl 


TAY    with    your    lamp,"    the   old 
man  said, 

"And    how    soe'er   you    shout, 
no  din 

"That  you  can  make  will  bring  you  aid." 

Then   black        ^%        with  rage  the  old 

man   went 
Away   to  -  /^     another  continent. 


And  sobbing  he  sat   under  the  tree 


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ALADDIN 


OW   sad   it   is,"   he   said, 
"to  know 

"That   boy  has  got   what 
"I  forego. 

"'Tis  his   by  right,  for   'tis   foretold 
"  That  that   small  .  Chinese  boy  shall  hold 

"The  magic  lamp,    //)    and  yet  I'm  come 
"From  far  Morocco, 2^L     where  the  drum 


ALADDIN 


Bids  to  the  midday  mosque,  and  fled 
My  home  for  it,  and  now  'tis  gone. 
Aladdin  has  it,  and  alone 
Within  that  well,  below  that  stone, 
It  comforts  me  to  think  him  dead." 


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lLADDIN,    when    he     saw    the 
stone 

Shut     him    in    darkness    all 
alone, 

Cried    a    little    and    tried   a 
shout 

And  going  to  the  garden  looked  about 

To  find  some  other  secret  way 

To  take  him  back  to  the  Chinese  day, 

Where  the  great  sun   shines  in  a  yellow 

sky, 
And  yellow  Chinese  go  hurrying  by. 
For     he     was     afraid     of     the    plain    of 

Shukind, 


ALADDI 


ND  the   big  black   birds 

he  had  left  behind, 
And    he    shivered    with 
terror  and  shook  with 
fright 

As  he  thought  of  those 
old  eyes  eagle-bright, 

Squinting      and      angry, 
fierce  and  keen, 

With  a  cruel  and  wicked 
old  nose  between. 


ALADDIN 


[E  could  find  no  opening;  there 
was  none 

Except   the    well    that   was 
closed  by  the  stone. 

Two    big    tears    came    out 
and  twinkled 

In    his    slit   eyes,    and    his    round    mouth 
wrinkled, 

And  sobbing  he  sat  under  the  tree, 

Where  the  little  bell  tinkled  merrily. 

He  clasped  his  hands  in  grey  despair, 

When  there  was  a  rushing  in  the  air, 

A  flash  of  light,  a  quiver,  a  shock, 

An  opening  in  the  solid  rock, 

A  smell  of  fire,  and,  hot  with  speed, 

A    great    Djinn    bowed    and    asked    his 
need. 

A  Djinn,  of  course,  is  a  kind  of  fairy, 

Ten  times  as  large  and  not  so  airy, 


ALADDI 


J5«#as 


A  monstrous  creature  with  legs  like  towers, 
And  breath  like  a  hurricane,  and  eyes 
Burning  bright  like  huge  sunflowers, 
And  hands  and  feet  to  match  his  size. 
"Master,"  he  said,  "My  power  I  bring 
"To  serve  whoever  rubs  the  ring. 
"The  Ring,"  the  monstrous  creature  said, 
And  pointed  to  the  ring  of  jade. 


^ALADDIN 


Aladdin  had  rubbed  it  by  mistake, 

And  he  trembled  when  he  saw 
the  Djinn 

But  bravely  said,   'I  beg  you  take 
44  Me  back  to  my  mother  in  Pekin ; 
"She  lives  in  the  smallest  house 
of  all— 

44  You  will   frighten  her  by  being 
so  tall." 

44  Master,"  the  monster  said,  44I  do 


ALADDI 


m*g&$d 


"  Whatever  you  care  to  tell  me  to. 

"No   one    can   see    me    but   you,    for    a 

Djinn 
"Can     walk     through     crowds     and     be 

unseen. 
"And   whenever    you   rub   your    ring   of 

jade 

"Fm   your   servant   to   do   whatever   Fm 
bade. 

"Now  master,  if  you  will  hold  on  tight, 

"You     will     see     your     mother     before 
twilight." 

Aladdin    held    on    to   the    Djinn's    great 
shoulder, 

And  before  he  was  half  a  second  older 

He  was  kissing  his  mother  and  telling  his 
tale. 


The  Slave  of  the  Lamp. 


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ALADDIN 


IS    mother    shivered:     her    face 
grew  pale. 

"Poor  boy,"  she  said, 

"And  I  have  no  meat, 

"And   since    yesterday    noon 
you've  had  nothing  to  eat." 

Then   Aladdin   remembered   the  Slave   of 
the  Ring. 

"  Go    quickly,"   he    said,   "  and  as  quickly 
bring 

"A  dinner  of  fruit,  of  fish  and  of  beast. 


ALADDIN 


OR   my  mother    and    I   will 
down  to  a  feast." 

"Fm     afraid    your    head 
upset  my  dear," 

His  mother  said,  "  For 
there's  nobody  here." 

But  while  she  was  speaking  a  rushing 
breeze 

Lifted  the  rush-mats  on  the  floor, 

And     there     was 
a    noise    like 
falling  trees 

And  something 
came  in,  but 
not  by  the  door, 

And     the      table 
was     covered 
with    platters 
of  gold 


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ALADDIN 


Piled  as  high   as  the  platters 
could  hold 

With  fish  of  the  river  and  fish  of 
the  sea 

And  delicate  meats  and  pomegran- 
ates and  grapes, 

And  all  the  fine  spices  of  Araby. 

And  Aladdin  smiles,  and  his  mother 
gapes. 

"Aladdin!"    she    cried,    "Aladdin! 
Behold ! 

"  Why  even  the  chopsticks  are  made 
of  gold." 

So  mother  and  son  sat  down  and  fed, 

And  when  they  had  eaten  they  went 
to  bed, 

And  woke  in  the  morning  and  ran 
to  recite 


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ALADDI 


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To  each  other  the  dream  they  had  had  in 

the  night. 
"Ah  me ! "  said  the  mother,  "  Oh  if  it  were 

true. 

"We  should  be  happy,  I  and  you!" 

And  true  it  was,  for  the  golden  dishes 

Laden  with  fruit  and  meat  and  fishes, 

More  than  to  eat  they  had  been  able, 

Lay  with  the  chopsticks  on  the  table. 

So  they  sat  down  without  any  bother 

And  gave  tit-bits  to  one  another. 

When  all  the  food  was  done,  they  sold 

One  of  the  platters  made  of  gold, 

And  so  they  lived  for  two  or  three  years 

And  never  quarrelled  at  all,  the  dears. 

Aladdin  forgot  the  Slave  of  the  Ring 

When    he    saw    how    much    money   the 
platters  would  bring. 


ALADDINfiH 


(T   last  the  platters   were   all  of 
of  them  sold, 

And  his  mother  who  needed 
a  piece  of  gold 

To    buy    some,  more    food, 
decided  to  sell 

The  lamp  that  her  son  had  brought  back 
from  the  well. 

"It's  as  dirty  a  lamp  as  ever  was  seen, 

"But   I'll   rub  it   and   scrub  it   and  make 
it  clean 

"And  someone  or  other  will  give  me  its 
price, 


ALADDIN 


"And  1*11  take  the  money  and   buy  some 

nee, 
So    she   rubbed,   and    fell    to    the    matted 

floor 
When  a  roaring  wind  knocked  down  the 

door 

And   the  roof  of   the   house   shook   over 
her  head 

And  a  voice  like  thunder  came  and  said 
"The  Slave  of  the  Lamp,  I  am  here  to 

do 
"Whatever  service  you  set  me  to." 

"If  you,"  said  the  boy,  "are  the  Slave  of 
the  Ring, 

"Another  feast  I  bid  you  bring." 

But  the   Djinn   looked   down  on  Aladdin 
and  smiled. 

"The  Slave  of  the  Ring,"  he  said,  "is  a 
child 

"By  the   side  of  me.     Why   in   earth   or 
sky 


ALADDIN 


There  is  no  other  Djinn 

as  strong  as  I.  ^^ 

"If  you  rub  the  lamp,  I  am  always 
there. 

"In  water,  fire,  or  earth,  or  air, 

"To   do   your    bidding.     Food?    he 
cried. 

"My  master  shall  be  well  supplied." 

And   before    Aladdin's    mother   was 
able 

To    rise    from    the    floor    he    had 
covered  the  table 


ALADDIN 


With  the  rarest  fruits  and  the  rarest  meats 
The  rarest  fish  and  the  rarest  sweets, 
In  platters  of  gleaming  gold  that  shone 
Like   the   sun   in   the   sky,    and    then   he 
was  gone. 

And     so    Aladdin  ■jm*...    blessed  the  day 

the   kite         ^ij-       dragged  him  so 
far  away. 


ALADDIN 


And  left  him  alone  with  birds  and  bones 
And  sandy  desert  and  cold  grey  stones. 
"Why  even  the  cruel  old  man  was  kind,' 
He  said,  "in  leaving  me  behind. 
"Why  but  for  him  I  should  be  dead, 
"And  I  am  warm  and  well  instead." 


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[UT   far    away   in    the    land    of 
the  Moors 

Who    lived    in    white   tents 
out  of  doors, 

The  old  man  saw  in  a  magic  glass 

Everything  that  had  come  to  pass; 

And  his  cruel  eyes  grew  hard  and  cold. 

He  took  his  staff  and  a  purse  of  gold 

And  started  to  walk  to  far  Pekin 

To  steal       +4^^    :5j^^^,   the  lamp 
from    .^^^       .  IfeZrW.  Ala-Ed-Din. 


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HE   silver   moons   did   wax   and 
wane, 

Grew  round  and  sickle-shaped 
again, 

And  cherry-blossom  with  its 
scent 

Of  Chinese  spring-time  came  and  went 

Some  fifteen  times.    That  Chinese  boy, 

His  mother's  mainstay,  hope  and  joy, 

Grew  up.    His  pig-tail  thick  and  black 

Hung  gallantly  behind  his  back. 

His  mother  too  grew  old,  but  she 


ALADDIN 


Lived  with  Aladdin  merrily, 
And  fed  off  gold  and  silver  plate, 
And  went  to  bed  early  and  got  up  late; 
And  both  were  as  happy  as  happy  could  be, 
Until  Aladdin  chanced  to  see 
The  Sultan's  daughter,  Bedrelbood, 
Who  was  as  pretty  as  she  was  good. 
With  coal-black  eyes  and  blue-black  hair, 
And  smooth  round  cheeks  as  red  as  roses, 
And  little  hands  with  polished  nails, 
The  snubbiest  of  snubby  noses, 
A  voice  just  like  a  nightingale's, 
And  the  clothes  that  Chinese  ladies  wear — 
A  pale  blue  gown  with  stalks  upon  it, 
A  crown  instead  of  a  common  bonnet, 
The  sweetest  thing  that  was  ever  wooed 
Was  the  Sultan's  daughter,  Bedrelbood. 


ALADDIN 


LADDIN  "could  not  sleep 
or  eat. 

He  turned  with  loathing 
from  his  meat. 


He  could  not  touch  the  little  fish 

His  mother  cooked  in  a  golden  dish; 

He  wept  and  sobbed  and  gave 
his  rice 

To  feed  the  little  hungry  mice. 

He   broke   his    chopsticks.    "Oh, 
said, 

"  I  very  much  wish  that  I  were  dead," 


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IS  mother  took  a  fan,  and  fanned 

His   woeful    face,    and    with 
her  hand 

She    stroked    his   pig-tail. 
"Oh,  my  son," 

She  said,  "You  tell  me  what  you've  done, 

"  And  why  you  are  sad.    I  will  comfort  you, 

"For  that's  what  Chinese  mothers  do." 

He  took        _^^*5F55^^      ner  hand 

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I  cannot  eat, 

"The  Sultan's  daughter  is  so  sweet. 

"Oh,  mother,  if  only  I  could  wed 

"The    Sultan's    daughter,"   Aladdin 
said. 

She    stroked    his    pigtail    and    she 
smiled : 

"I  do  not  see  why  not,  my  child, 

"  For  you  are  lord  of  lamp  and  ring 

"And  capable  of  anything. 

"And  you  are  handsome,  yes  and 
strong, 

"And    never    have    done    a   thing 
that's  wrong. 


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H,  my  Aladdin  is  quite  as  good 

"As  the  Sultan's  daughter, 
Bedrelbood ! " 

"Oh,   mother,    mother,   you 
forget 

"How  rigid  is  the  etiquette. 

"For  a  princess  it  is  a  sin 

"To  marry  less  than  a  mandarin, 

"A  mandarin  with  buttons  of  gold, 

"A  thousand  slaves  and  a  palace  too, 

"Why  I  could  never  be  so  bold 

"As  to  ask  her  to  live  with  me  and  you." 

"My  son,  my  son,  no  mandarin 

"  Has  got  a  pair  of  monstrous  Djinn. 

"Why  you  are  a  greater  man  than  all 

"With  two  such  servants  at  your  call. 

"Fill  me  that  bowl  upon  the  shelf 

"With  precious  jewels,  and,  myself, 


"  The  Sultan' s  daughter,  Bedrelbood" 


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"  I'll  drag  along  my  tired  old  bones 

"  And  give  the  Sultan  those  precious  stones, 

"And  tell  him  that  you  want  to  wed 

"  His  daughter."    So  his  mother  said. 

The  lamp  was  rubbed.    The  mighty  Djinn 

Emptied  the  gleaming  jewels  in. 

Aladdin's  mother  took  her  staff, 

And  winked  to  make  Aladdin  laugh. 

Under  her  rags  she 
hid  the  bowl, 

And,    like  a  beg- 
gar who  seeks 
a  dole, 

She  went   to  the 
palace      and 
waited  about 

Until    the    Sultan 
should     come 
out. 


ALADDI 


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The  Sultan  came  to  take  the  air, 
And  saw  the  old  woman  standing  there. 
"Old  woman,"  said  he,  "What  can  I  do 
"To  please  the  weary  old  heart  of  you." 
"  Why,  nothing/' f^jfi>^    Aladdin's 

mother     /■BgWBmjX    said, 
I   have        >■ |S '?m  w/J0mP  brought  a  present 

for  you      ^p^^Op/        instead." 
The   Sultan     m>J0*    ^v§     laughed.    "  A 

present       %,  tn=^k\  1L     for   me 


"  From  you  in  your  rags  and  your  poverty  ? " 


^ALADDIN 


HE  answered,  "  A  present 
from  Ala-ed-Din, 

"The  richest  man  in 
all  Pekin." 

And     she     offered     him     the 
gleaming  bowl 

With    every    stone   like   fiery 
coal. 

Good  woman,  Good  woman!' 
the  Sultan  cries, 

"I    can    hardly    believe     my 
imperial  eyes. 


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ALADDI 


"For   of    all    the    gems    in    all    the    earth 
"These  are  the  jewels  of  greatest  worth. 
"What  size,  what  colour,  what  a  glow! 
"From  the  Yang-tse-Kiang  to  the 
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ALADDIN 


"They  could  not  buy  such  a  magnificent 

gift. 
"Who     is    this    Aladdin,    the    wonderful 

one?" 

The  old  woman  bobbed  and  said,  "  He  is 
my  son." 

"Your  son?"  said  the  Sultan.    "Why  no 
Chinee 

"Has  ever  sent  such  a  present  to  me. 

"Let   him  ask  a  boon.    There  is  nothing 
that  I 

"To  Aladdin  the  generous  will  deny." 

The   old   woman  bobbed   still  lower  and 
said, 

"Oh  Sultan,  he  wishes  that  he  were  dead. 

"For  he  wishes  to  marry,  and  oh  that  he 
could ! 

"Your  daughter,  the  princess  Bedrelbood." 

"Aladdin's  your  son,"  the  Sultan  said, 

"And  the  Princess  Bedrelbood  must  wed 

"None  but  a  princely  Mandarin, 


ALADDI 


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"And    your    son    is   unknown    at 

the  court  of  Pekin." 
"My  son,  O  Sultan,  is  by  far 
"Richer  than  ever  princes  are. 

"These     gems      are     nothing,     a 
thousand  more 

"  Would  make  no  difference  to  his 

store." 
The  Sultan  weighed  the  bowl  and 

sighed. 

"A  thousand  gems  like  these,"  he 
cried, 

"There  is  not  such  wealth  in  all 
the  land 

"As   this    bowl    of    gems    that    I 
hold  in  my  hand. 

"If  your  son  can  send  me  twelve 
such  bowls, 


ALADDIN 


delight/ 


"And  twelve  tall  negroes,  black  as  coals, 
"And  twelve  tall  slaves,  Circassian,  white, 

"With  another  twelve  bowls,  why  then  I 

might  N 

"Give   Bedrelbood  for 

The  old  woman  hur- 
ried   as    quick 
as  she  could 

To  tell  Aladdin  to 
rub  the  ring 

Or  the  Lamp  and 
order  the  Djinn 
to  bring 

The  price  of  the 
Princess  Bedrel- 
bood. 


ALADDI 


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"Twenty-four  slaves  most  richly 

dressed, 
"Twelve  white,  all    blackamoors 

the  rest, 
"And  bowls   of  jewels  four   and 

twenty — 
"Surely   the   monstrous  Djinn   has 

plenty." 
Aladdin  rubbed  the  miraculous  ring 
And  the  flapping  of  a  mighty  wing 
Filled  the  room  with  a  howling 

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LADDIN'S  mother  turned 
quite  pale. 

But  the  Djinn  stood  there, 
"  Your  will,  my  lord, 

"Shall  be  accomplished," 
the  monster  roared. 

"Take  to  the  Sultan  to- 
morrow at  noon 

"Twelve  slaves  as  pale 
as  is  the  moon, 


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"And  with  them  twelve  as  black  as  night, 
"And  fill  with  jewels  shining  bright 
"Twenty-four  bowls.    The  slaves  must  be 
"All  gorgeous  with  embroidery." 
The  Djinn  replied,  "It  shall  be  done." 
There  was  a  flash,  and  he  was  gone. 


IV 


iT  noon  the  Sultan  sat  within 

The    gilded    palace    of    old 
Pekin, 

And    all   his   subjects  passed 
before  him 

To  worship  him  and  to  adore  him, 

To  say  thank  you  and  to  implore  him 

To  lessen  this  one's  poverty, 

To  punish  that  one's  treachery, 

Or  make  this  one  a  mandarin. 

Before  the  throne  there  passed  a  crowd 

Of  pig-tailed  Chinamen  who  bowed 

And  bumped  their  heads  upon  the  ground. 


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[UT    the    great    Sultan    looking 
round, 
Saw  Aladdin's  mother  stand- 
ing in  a  corner, 
Afraid  lest  the  mandarins  should  scorn  her. 
The  Sultan  called  to  the  timid  old  soul. 

"It  was  you  who  gave  me  the  precious 
bqwl, 


ALADDIN 


"And  you  whose  son 
aspires  to  wed 

"The   Princess  Bedrelbood,"   he   said. 

The    old    woman    answered.     "I    am 
the  same, 

"And     Bedrelbood     I    am    come    to 
claim." 

"But  where  are  the  jewels,  the  bowls, 
and  the  slaves?" 

The    Sultan    asked.     Just    then    like 
waves 


ALADDIN 


Beating  upon  a  rocky  shore, 

The  noise  of  shouting  rolled  before 

A  crowd  that  marched  with  tramping  din 

Up  to  the  palace  of  old  Pekin. 

[^Behold  !     Behold  !     What  gems  !    What 
kings 

44  Are   those   that   bear   them  !       See   the 
rings 

"  Upon  their  fingers  !    Black  and  white  ! 

44  By  Allah,  what  a  glorious  sight ! " 

Nearer  the  shouting  came,  and  then 

Into  the  palace.     Mighty  men 

With  golden  bowls  upon  their  heads, 

With  gems  in  gleaming  pyramids, 

Strode   through   the    crowd.      Before   the 
throne 

They  stood  like  statues  made  of  stone, 

Like  statues  made  of  ebony, 

And  statues  made  of  ivory, 


ALADDIN 


All  draped  in  amethyst  and  gold 

And   monstrous   like  the  giants   of  old. 

"My  son  who  wishes  now  to  be 

"Thy  son-in-law   sends  these  to  thee." 

Aladdin's  mother  speaks  and  waves 

Her  hand,  and  the  gigantic  slaves 

Kneel  down,  and  empty  into  a  heap 

Their  bowls  of  jewels.      Each  his  head 

Bumped  hard  upon  the  ground 
and  said 


ALADDIN 


|E   and   the   gems    are   thine   to 
keep. 

"Our   master   begs   thee   fix 
the  day 

"For  the  Princess  to   come 
away 

"And  be  his  wife."    The  Sultan  frowned 

Then  looked  at  the  jewels  on  the  ground. 

"Go  sound  the  trumpets,  beat  the  gongs; 

"The  Princess  Bedrelbood  belongs 

"  To  your  young  lord,"  the  Sultan  said ; 

"This  very  day  shall  they  be  wed." 

Aladdin's  mother  ran  to  tell 

Her  son  the  news.    It  pleased  him  well. 

He  took  and  rubbed  the  magic  lamp, 

The    Djinn    appeared    in    clouds    of   fire. 

Aladdin,  urgent,  swift  did  stamp 

His  foot.    "I  see  my  sweet  desire 

So  close  before  me.    Quick,  O  Djinn, 

"Remove  these  rags  that  I  stand  in, 


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Of  pig-tailed  Chinamen  who  bowed." 


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"Clothe  me  magnificent;  a  horse 

"I  need  to  ride,  and  slaves  of 

course, 
44  And  twenty  thousand  golden  ducats, 
44  Packed  in  little  silver  buckets, 
"  To  throw  abroad  among  the  crowd 
44  And  make  the  people  cry  aloud." 
44  Thy  will  is  done,"  the  Djinn  replied, 
44  See  in  the  mirror  if  I  lied." 
Aladdin  looked  into  a  glass, 
And  very  much  astonished, was. 
For  he  was  clothed  in  gold  brocade, 
And  had  a  necklace  made  of  jade, 

And    he  heard   a  mighty  horse    that 
neighed 

Out  in  the  street,  and  the  shouts  of 
men 


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And  trampling  feet,  and  drums,  and  then 
He  heard  them  cry  out,  "All  Pekin 
"  Waits  for  the  Lord  Ala-ed-Din." 
Aladdin  his  mighty  horse  bestrode, 
And  a  hundred  servants  as  he  rode 
Scattered  money  out  of  the  buckets, 
The  twenty  thousand   golden  ducats, 
And  so  like  a  famous  potentate 
Aladdin  rode  to  the  Sultan's  gate. 
Of  course  the  Sultan  was  there  to  meet  him, 
And  pleasantly  did  the  Sultan  greet  him. 


ALADDIN 


"The  wedding  feast  in  on  the  board, 
"  We  wait  for  you ;  most  noble  lord, 
"  My  daughter  looks  for  you,  and  since 
"She's  a  Princess,  I  make  you  Prince." 
Aladdin  leapt  from  his  horse   and   kissed 
The  Sultan's  ring  of  amethyst. 
"Father,"  he  said,  "I  wish  to  give 
"Your  daughter  a  palace  where  we  may 
live. 

"Show  me  the  ground  where  I  may  raise 
"A  palace  with  a  score  of  bays." 
"If  you  could  build  it  here  I  could 
"<Be  near  my  daughter,  Bedrelbood." 
"No    greater    pleasure    could    there    be 
"Than  thy  august  proximity. 


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ALADDI 


k\^  OOK  from  thy  window  at  break 
of  day, 

"  And  thou  shalt  see  the  sun's 
first  ray 

"Fall  on  the  topmost  minaret 

"Of  the  palace  that  shall  there  be  set." 

"Impossible,"  the  Sultan  sighed, 

"But  enter  now,  and  greet  your  bride." 

And  thus  Aladdin  wed  and  wooed 

The  Sultan's  daughter,  Bedrelbood. 


IRDS'  nests  in  soup  and  yellow 
snails, 

Peaches  and  strawberries  and 
quails, 

Roc's  eggs  on  toast  and  oyster  pies, 
And  jars  of  potted  dragonflies, 
Everything  wonderful  and  good 
Was  the  wedding-feast  of  Bedrelbood. 
But  while  the  golden  chopsticks  flashed, 
And  Chinese  goblets  clinked  and  clashed, 
And  all  the  fun  was  at  its  height, 
Aladdin  slipped  off  into  the  night, 
And  caught  his  horse,  and  through  Pekin 


ALADDIN 


Rode  to  his  house  and  hurried  in, 

And    rubbed    the    lamp,    and    called   the 
Djinn. 

"O  Djinn,"  he    cried,  "I    beg   you    build 

"A  noble  palace  in  the  field 

"Before  the  Sultan's  palace  gate. 

"Nor  must  the  Sultan  have  to  wait 

"Before  he  sees  it  standing  there, 

"Raising  its  towers  into  the  air. 

"And  all  the  people  must  confess 

"They  never  saw    /)      such    loveliness. 


ALADDIN 


"To-morrow  when  the  Sultan's  eyes 

"Open  all  sleepy  let  them  see 

"The  palace  you  have  built  for  me 

"Catch  the  first  glory  of  the  skies." 

"It  shall  be  done."    The  monstrous  Djinii 

Was  gone  as  if  he  had  not  been. 

And  the  young  Aladdin  mounted  his  horse, 

And    galloped    back    to   the   palace.       Of 

course 
He  sat  on  a  throne  on  the  Sultan's  right, 
And   feasted   and   sang  far   into  the    night. 
And  then  each  Chinese  sleepy  head 
Went  comfortably  off  to  bed. 


ALADDI 


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|EXT   morning   early  the  Sultan 
rises, 
Opens  his  bamboo  window- 
shutters, 

Opens  his    eyes,   his   mouth, 
and  stutters, 

"Of  all  miraculous  surprises! 

"Who  ever  thought  Aladdin  could 

"Give  such  a  proof  of  masterhood? 

"Why,  how  it  shines,  and   how  the  sun 

"Lights  up  the  windows,  every  one 

"Is  like  a  blazing  stone,  the  towers 

"Go  up  into  the  sky  like  flowers! 

"See  how  the  carven  dragons  gleam 

"All  golden  in  the  gold  sun-beam!" 

For  Djinns  are  never  the  ones  to  shirk, 

And  the  Slave  of  the  Lamp  had  been  hard 
at  work, 

A  swift  and  silent  architect. 


Of  all  miraculous  surprises." 


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And  when  the  Eastern  sky  was  flecked 
With  cloudlets  rosy  in  the  sun, 
He  vanished,  for  his  work  was  done, 
And  early  Chinese  birds,  amazed, 
Perched  on  the  roofs  that  he  had  raised. 
A  Chinese  palace  the  Djinn  had  built, 
With  minarets  and  bays  and  courts, 
And  towers,  and  on  the  roofs  all  sorts 
Of  carven  dragons  richly  gilt. 
And  all  the  window  frames  were  made 
Of  carved  and  jewel-studded  jade, 
The  walls  were  built  of  marble  white 


ALADDI 


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With  beams  of  emerald  malachite. 
The  gates  were  cut  in  precious  stone, 
A  hundred  turrets  pierced  the  sky, 
While  on  each  turret,  like  an  eye, 
A  diamond  in  the  sunlight  shone. 
And  all  within  was  just  as  rich; 
Each  small  recess,  each  window-niche 
Had  cushions  like  embroidered  clouds, 
And   from   the      /"Ilk     walls   were 

hanging       <*j@Y\  M®&       crowds 
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ALADDIN 


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Dragons  and  trees,  and  other  things. 

Why  you  and  I  could  spend  an  hour 

In  every  room,  in  every  tower, 

And  even  then  there'd  be  a  lot 

Of  lovely  things  we  had  forgot. 

The  ceilings  like  fantastic  skies 

With  coloured  visions  dazed  the  eyes. 

The  very  floors  were  polished  jet, 

And  here  and  there  the  Djinn  had  set 

An  ancient  lacquered  cabinet 

With     drawers     of     things     to     be 
admired  l 

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ALADDIN 


COME,"  the    Sultan   said   with 
glee, 

"  O  come,  my  children,  come 
and  see 

"The    next-door    palace    of 
delight 

"That   stands    where    nothing   stood    last 
night." 

Aladdin  bowed  and  spread  his  hands, 

And   said,  "I'm   glad  that  my   commands 

"Have  been  obeyed.    A  single  night, 

"I  said,  and  here  upright 

"And  dragon-roofed  the  palace  stands. 

"You   see  my  slaves  are  far  from  slow." 

He  might  have  said,  "I  told  you  so." 

And  Bedrelbood  clapped  ivory  hands 

And  laughed.   Meanwhile  the  Sultan  craves 

To  know  whence  come  the  mighty  slaves 

Who  can  fulfil  such  hard  commands. 

"A  palace  in  a  night,  and  one 


ALADDIN 


"Which  is  as  glorious  as  the 

sun." 
Aladdin  smiled,  and  when  he 

saw 

That  his  august  papa-in-law 

Was  eager  to  be  asked  inside, 

He  had  the  jewel  gates  flung 

wide. 

And    in    with    glowing    eyes 
they  went, 

All  happy,  all  magnificent, 

And  went  from  room  to  room 
with  cries 

Of  admiration  and  surprise. 


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ALADDIN 


LADDIN    and    his    bride    lived 
there 

In  happiness  beyond  compare. 

They  changed    their   rooms 
three  times  a  week, 

They  often  played  at  hide  and  seek 

Among  the  corridors  that  ran 

About  the  place  in  mazy  plan. 

There  never  were  a  couple  who 

Had  such  delightful  things  to  do. 

Each  night  was  filled  with  merriment, 

There  was  the  sound  of  flutes,  the  hum 

Of  fingers  on  the  parchment  drum, 

While  coloured  lanterns  cast  their  glow, 

Like  captive  planets,  row  on  row, 

And  nimble-footed  dancers  went 

In  dainty  patterns  to  and  fro. 

And  Bedrelbood  grew  yet  more  pretty; 

Ten  mandarins  in  Pekin  city 


ALADDIN 


Composed  ten  poems  every  day, 
In  stilted  Chinese  verse,  to  say 
That  peachblossom  could  not  compare 
With  her  soft  cheeks,  while  as  for  hair 
No  silkworm  spun  a  finer  thread 
Than  that  which  coiled  upon  her  head. 
Aladdin  had  no  need  of  Djinns. 
He'd  coffers  full  of  gold.    In  bins 
His  precious  gems  were  safely  stored. 
He  did  not  need  a  larger  hoard, 
And  so  he  put  the  lamp  away. 
He  always  wore  the  ring,  but  he 
Forgot  his  debt  to  sorcery. 
His  only  thought  was  love  and  pride 


ALADDI 


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In  Princess  Bedrelbood 
his  bride. 

And  all  was  happiness 

so  great 
That  no  one  dreamed 

of  coming  fate, 

Or  how  the  wicked  old, 
old  man, 

His  heart  all  poisonous 
with  hate, 

Was  coming  nearer  with 
a  plan 

To  dim  their  cheerful- 
ness with  rust, 

And  turn  Aladdin's  joy 
to  dust. 


VI 


N  Pekin   all  was  shining  bright, 

Towers  and  pagodas  in  the 
light, 

And    Chinese    children   were 
at  play, 

And  it  was  busy  market  day, 

When  worn  with  travel,  bent  with  age, 

His  old  eyes  fiery  with  his  rage, 

A  crooked  old  man  who  had  come  from 
far 

Hobbled  into  the  grand  bazaar. 

"And  now,"  he  muttered,  "We  shall   see 

"What  happens  to  those  who  anger  me. 

"For  fifteen  years  this  Chinese  scamp 


ALADDI 


"Has    lived    in    glory    with    my 
lamp, 

"  While  I  have  had  a  weary  tramp  t^ 

"Through  all  the  countries  of  the 
world : 

"  Through  burning  clouds  of  desert 
sand, 

"There  where  the   blinding  dust- 
storms  swirled, 

"On  roads   with    death    at    either 
hand, 


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ALADDIN 


"  On   icy    slopes   where   my    desire 

Of  vengeance  warmed   me  like    a   fire. 

"At  length  the  fifteen  years  are  past, 

"And  in  Pekin  I  stand  at  last. 

"And    now,"    he   said, 
"  with   subtle    wile 

"I   shall 

Aladdin's  wife 

beguile." 


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E  bought  brass  lamps  as  bright 
as  day 

And  set  them1  in  a  lacquered 

tray, 

And  in  a  creaking  voice  did  cry 

"New  lamps  for  old  do  I  supply." 

He  waited  till  Aladdin  rode 

With  his  servants  to  the  bamboo  wood, 

And     then     with     voice    like    pencil    on 
slate 

He  called  out  close  by  the  palace  gate, 

"New  lamps  for  old,  new  lamps  for  old, 

"See  my  new  lamps  gleaming  gold, 

"Touch  them.      Take  them.     'Tis  no  lie. 

"New  lamps  for  old  do  I  supply." 

Aladdin  had  taken  his  bow  to  shoot 

The   heron    and    the    red-capped    coot; 

Alone  at  the  palace  window  stood 

The  lovely  Princess  Bedrelbood. 


ALADDIN 


WISH    that   I    could    go 
hunting  too," 

She  said,, "I  have  noth- 
ing at  all  to  do." 

She    heard    the    cries.      "  What    a 
strange  old  man 

"Is  this,"  she  said.  "What  merchant  can 

"Give  new  lamps  for  old  worn-out 
things  ? 

"  Yet  see ;  there  is  a  man  who  brings 

"  A  broken  lamp.  .  .  Indeed  its  true, 

"  For  now  he's  got  one  bright  and  new. 

"I  wish  I  had  an  old  lamp,  to  see 

"If  this  is  only  a  trickery." 

The  old  man  cried,  "New  lamps  for  old, 

"See  my  new  lamps  gleaming  gold.      E52ST> 


ALADDIN 


"Touch  them,  handle  them,  for  I 

"New  lamps  for  old  ones  do  supply. 

The  Princess  laughed :  "  Why,  I  remember, 

"  An  old  lamp  hangs  in  Aladdin's  chamber. 

"It's  quite  worn  out.    It's  never  lit. 

"I'll  get  a  bright  new  lamp  for  it. 

"Quick  now,  and  fetch  it,"  the  Princess 
said, 

And     off     ran    her    favourite 
waiting-maid. 

From  her  window  high 


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ALADDIN 


"There  is  an  old  lamp  here  for  you 
"To  change  for  a  lamp  that  is  bright  and 

new." 
The  maid  brought  Aladdin's  lamp  in  her 

hand. 

Dingy  it  was  in  a 
room  so  grand. 

"I  cannot  reach," 

the      Princess 

cried. 
"Old  man,  please 

will  you  come 

inside." 

The  old  man 
leered  and 
hobbled    in 

And  puckered  his 
mouth  with 
an    evil    grin ; 


ALADDI 


ND  climbed  the  stair  until 
he  stood 

Before  the  Princess  Bed- 
relbood. 

"  Choose  which  you  like, 
Princess,"  he  said, 

"And  give  me  that  worth- 
less old  thing  instead." 

She    chose    a    lamp   and 
gave  the  dim 

And  tarnished  and  worn- 
out  lamp  to  him. 


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"  '.Wu    Limps  for  old  do   I   supply.'" 


LADDIN 


ed  the  stair  until 
he  stood 

Before  the  Princess  Bed- 
relbood. 

Choose  which  you  like. 
Princess,"  he  said, 

"And  give  me  that  worth- 
less old  thing  instead." 

She   chose   a   lamp  and 
gave  the  dim 

And  tarnished  and  worn- 
it  lamp  to  him. 


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"Old  man,"  she  cried  in  sudden  fright, 

"Why  do  your  old    eyes         ^sx>^ 
flame    so    bright?"     <®Jt 

The    old    man    grinned,    the    old    man 
leered, 

The  old  man  muttered  through  his  beard, 

"Aladdin  will  come  to  look  for  you, 

"And  call  to  you  in  vain,  for  he 

"Has  lost  the  lamp  of  his  sorcery. 

"The  lamp  is  mine.  You  gave  it  me. 

"You    are    mine,    and     the    palace   is 
mine,  for  see —  cv 


ALADDIN 


RUB     the     lamp."     With     his 
wrinkled  thumb 

He  rubbed.    With  a  rumbling 
like  the  drum 

That  makes  the  thunder  up 
in  the  clouds, 

A  crash,  the  noise  of  trampling  crowds, 

With  a  fearful  roar,  in  thick  black  smoke, 

The  Djinn  stood  there,  and  scowled,  and 
spoke — 

"Your  servant,  lord,  I  am  the  slave 

"Of  him  who  rubs  the  lamp  you  have. 

"  What   is   it   that   would    pleasure   you  ? 

"For    what    you    wish    I    am    here    to 
do/' 

"Lift  me  this  palace  in  your  hands 

"And  carry  it  off  beyond  the  sea, 

"And    bear    it    to    far    Moorish    lands 


ALADDIN 


"And  in  it  Bedrelbood  and  me 

"And    plant    the    palace    in    the    arid 

"Desert  where   we   will 
be  married. 

"Aladdin's  lamp  I  have. 
His  wife, 

"Whom  he  loves  dearer 
than  his  life, 

"Fll  make  my  own.    Oh 
death  would  be 

"  Less  pain  than  Aladdin's 
misery." 

But      Bedrelbood      with 
streaming  eyes 

Looks  from  the  window, 
and  espies 

Far  off 
Aladdin 
and  all 
his  men 


ALADDI 


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Merrily  riding  home  again. 

"  Save   me ! "  she    cried.    Too   late, 
ground 

Shot  far  below,  as  with  a  bound 

The  palace  flew  up  into  the  sky 

And  darted  off  for  Araby. 


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VII 


LADDIN    saw    the    palace   rise 

And    dart   across   the    azure 
skies. 

A  white  hand  waved,  a  hand- 
kerchief 

Dropped  sideways,   like   a  falling  leaf. 
So  swift  the  golden  palace  flew 
That  it  was  gone  before  he  knew. 
Aladdin  spurred  his  horse  and  tried 
To  chase  his  palace  and  his  bride. 
Ah  me  !    'Tis  little  good  to  chase 
The    deeds   of   magic    with   a   horse. 


ALADDINl 


HOSE     magic-lifted     domes,     of 
course, 

Left    him    behind    and    won 
their  race. 

Aladdin  turned  his  charger's 
head, 

And  rode  back  much  dispirited. 

There,  where  his  palace  once  had  been, 

He  found  that  nothing  could  be  seen. 

The  jewelled  dragon-gates  were  left, 

And  in  them,  raging,  stood  bereft 

The  Sultan,  and  with  voice  of  awe 

Demanded  of  his  son-in-law : — 

"Where  is  my  daughter,  villain,  where 

"Is  hidden  Bedrelbood  the  fair?" 

He  stamped  with  fury,  roared  with  rage, 

Walked  like  a  tiger  in  a  cage, 

His  pigtail  waving  like  a  snake, 


ALADDIN 


As  violently  he  tossed  his  head. 

"O  faithless  sorcerer,"  he  said, 

And  bid  the  executioner  take 

His  curving  sword  of  patterned  steel, 

Then  made  the  poor  Aladdin  kneel 

And  wait  the  blow.    Aladdin  knelt, 

Already  the  sharp-edged  death  he  felt. 

He  clenched  his  teeth,  but  made  no  sound, 

And  counted  the  pebbles  on  the  ground. 

Th£  executioner  waved  his  sword, 

And  waited  the  word  from  his  Chinese 
lord, 

But  the  Sultan  changed  his  mind  and 
sighed. 

The  Sultan's  eyes  were  wet  and  dim ; 

"There  is  no  use  in  killing  him," 

He  said.    "Aladdin,  seek  your  bride, 

"Bring  back  the  Princess  Bedrelbood, 


ALADDIN 


"  The  pearl  of  Chinese  woman-     <w*&&ig^ 

hood, 
"Your  wife,   my  daughter  and  my 

dear ; 
"Ah    me,    I   wish    that    she   were 

here." 
And  so  they  loosed  Aladdin  and  he 
Went  out  of  the  city  mournfully. 
His  palace,  his  lamp,  and  his  Princess 

too 
Were  gone,  and  he   did  not  know 

what  to  do. 
And  night  came  on,  and  there  was 

the  moon 
Silver  pale  like  a  pearl  in  the  sky; 
The  sunset  faded  away  and  soon 


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The  deeds  of  magic  with  a  horse." 


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ALADDIN 


he  pear!  of  Chinese  woman-     <*«*#& 

wife,  my  daughter  and  my 
dear ; 
■,    me,    I   wish    that    she   were 

And  so  they  loosed  Aladdin  and  he 
Went  out  of  the  city  mournfully. 
His  palace,  his  lamp,  and  his  Princess 

too 
Were  gone,  and  he  did  not  know 

hat  to  do. 
A;         ,^ht  came  on,  and  there  was 
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er  pale  Kke  a  pearl  in  the  sky ; 
t  faded  away  and  soon 


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ALADDIN 


The  stars  were  circling  far  and  high. 

All  night  he  wandered,  all  next  day, 

And  many  days  he  wandered  on 

Until   at  last  he  could  not  say 

How  many  woeful  days  were  gone. 

And  then,  one  night,  he  left  the  lanes, 

And  groped  through  wavering  bamboo-canes. 

He  saw  a  glint  on  his  groping  hand, 

The  glint  of  a  stone  in  a  metal  band. 

He  remembered  the  ring.    "There  is  hope 
for  me  yet," 

He  cried,  "and  for  Bedrelbood,  my  pet." 

He  rubbed  the  ring,  and  dark  and  weird 

With  fiery  eyes  the  Djinn  appeared. 

"Master,  what  is  it?"  he 
asked,  and  leant 

Like  a  great  tree  out  of 
the  firmament. 


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ALADDI 


"Take    me"   he    said,    "in    the   palm    of 

your  hand 
"And  set  me  down  at  break  of  day 
"In  that  strange  and  distant  foreign  land 
"Whither  my  palace  has  flown  away." 
The  great  Djinn  bent  and  Aladdin  crept 
Into  his  hand  and  lay  down  and  slept 
As  he  rushed  through  the  arrows  of  the  air, 
Past  the  Great  Bear  and  the  Little  Bear. 
He  slept,  for  he  knew  as  well  as  you 
That  a  tired  man  no  work  can  do. 
He  woke  at  dawn  in  the  great  dark  hand 
And  looked  out  over  a  desert  land. 


ALADDIN 


HROUGH  the  Djinn's  fingers  he 
saw  the  sea, 

And    the   waving   palms   of 
Araby. 

Over  the  edge  of  the  world  the  sun 
Threw  his  rays  as  the  journey  was  done, 
And  what  was  that  so  gleaming  bright 
But  Aladdin's  palace  of  delight? 
There  it  lay,  like  a  glittering  crown 
In    the    sand,    as    the    travellers     glided 

down. 
"Now,"  said  Aladdin  under  his  breath, 
"I    must    put    that    wicked    old    man   to 

death. 
"O  powerful  Djinn,  please  give  to  me 
"The    strongest    poison    that    ever    could 

be." 
"Here,"    said    the    Djinn,    "is    what   you 

ask," 
And  he  gave  Aladdin  a  little  flask. 


ALADDI 


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"But  the  wicked  old  man  is  so  terribly 
strong 

"It  will  not  send  him  to  sleep  for  long." 

With   that   the   Djinn   had    vanished   and 

gone, 
And  Aladdin  stood  in  the  sand  alone, 
Under    the  *.  window 

where        •&»*!]  tik£  Bedrelbood 

Was    wont     T:^g|  to  mourn 

her  ^F^ST^i^'  widowhood. 


VIII 


E  murmured  low  his  dear  one's 
name, 

Then   started   with  his  eyes 
aflame, 

For  at  the  window  just  above  him 

Was  Bedrelbood  herself,  and  she 

Sang   in    a  song  how  she   did    love   him, 

And  how  she  lived  in  misery. 

"Aladdin,"  she  sang,  "so  far  away, 

"How  many  days  before  that  day, 

"When  you,  my  love,  shall  proudly  come 

"To  call  me  dear  and  take  me  home? 

"How  long  have  I  a  captive  been 

"Snatched  from  my  lover  in  Pekin? 


ALADDI 


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"O  come,  Aladdin,  come  at  last 

"To  kiss  away  the  wretched  past." 

"My  love,"  he  cried,  "my  porcelain 
dear, 

"My  pomegranate,  Aladdin's  here." 
She  looked ;  she  saw  him.   At  the  sight 
She  nearly  fainted  with  delight, 
Then  touched  her  lips,  and  whispered 

"  Fly, 
"The  old  magician  may  be  nigh. 
"He  comes  each  day  to  pester  me 
"To  be  his  bride,  and  as  for  thee, 
"He  says  you  died  by  the  abhorred 
"Executioner's  curving  sword, 
"  And  if  he  learnt  you  were  not  dead 
"But  very  much  alive  instead, 


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ALADDIN 


"I    do    not    know    what    he    would    do 

"In  skilful  ways  to  torture  you." 

Aladdin  smiled.    "O  night-black  hair, 

"O  face  of  ivory,  lotus-fair, 

"When  the  old  monster  comes  to-day, 

"Be  sportive  with  him,  and  in  play 

"Ask     him     to     drink     with    you,    for 
guile 

"Is    our    only    sword    against    him    while 
"He  holds  the  lamp.    He  will  agree. 
"Then  pour  this  poison  in  his  tea," 
She     took     the     flask.       Their     fingers 

met, 
Her  sidelong  eyes  shone  out  like  jet. 
"When  he  has  drunk,"  Aladdin  said, 
"He  will  be  very  far  from  dead; 
"Magician  men  are  hard  to  kill, 
"But  for  a  moment  or  two  he  will 
"Be    sluggish.     That's    the   time    for   me. 


ALADDIN 


'11  leap  in,  snatch  away  his  key, 

"Get  out  the  lamp,  and  call 
the  Djinn, 

"Punish  the  old  man  for  his 
sin, 

"And  back  we'll  go  to  old  Pekin 

"To  greet  your  father's  Majesty." 

"O,  won't  he  be  pleased,"  she  clapped  her 
hands, 

"To  see  us  back  from  foreign  lands!" 

"But  hide,  I'll  cuckoo  one,  two,  three, 

"When  the  old   magician  is   drugged   by 
me. 

Aladdin  hid  close  under  the  wall, 

And  waited  for  the  cuckoo  call. 


The  Magician  struck,  but  his  blows  fell  wide. 


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ALADDI 


leap  aatch  away  his 

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And  back  we'll  go  to  old  Pekin 

>  greet  your  father's  Majesty." 

M  O,  won't  he  be  pleased,"  she  clapped  her 
hands, 

To  see  us  back  from  foreign  lands ! " 

"But  hide,  ril  cuckoo  one,  two,  three, 

'When  the  old   magician  is  drugged  by 

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HE   day    wore   on,   the   burning 
sun 

Had  long  his  downward  swoop 
begun, 

When   the  old  magician,   like 
a   snake 

Came  craftily  to  try  to  take 

The  Princess  Bedrelbood  the  fair, 

To  be  the  mistress  of  his  lair. 

But  Bedrelbood  was  wily  too, 

And  smiled  when  the  old  man  came  to 

woo; 
"Ah,  well,"  she  said,  "I'd  better  be 
"Your  bride  than  alone  in  misery. 
"You    say    Aladdin's    dead?"       "He    is 

dead ; " 
The  old  man  bent  his  wicked  head. 
"Kiss     me,"     he     said,     "my    wealth    is 

great, 


ALADDI 


m*0>3& 


"No    Queen    on    earth    shall    have   your 

state. 
"No  Sultan,  Khan,  or  Emperor  pours 
"Such  jewels  out  as  shall  be  yours." 

The    Princess    sighed.     "Ah,    well,"    said 

she, 
"I'll  think,  while  we  are  taking  tea." 
She  made  tea  in  a  dragon  pot, 
And  poured  it  out,  all  piping  hot 
In  little  golden  cups.    The  tray 
Was  lacquered  with  a  golden  spray. 
She  hid  the  poison  in  her  sleeve, 
And  subtly  she  went  on  to  weave 
A  web  of  flattery  about 
The  villain's  head.    And  every  doubt 
Fled  far  away.    The  villain  quaffed 
With  wheezy  laughs  the  poison  draught, 
He  fell  back  on  the  cushioned  floor, 
And  yawned,  and  then  began  to  snore. 


ALADDIN 


WIFTLY     the     Princess     called 
"  Cuckoo, 

"Cuckoo,  cuckoo,"  and  Aladdin 
came 

And  climbed  up  through  the 
window   frame, 

And  did  what  he  had  planned  to  do. 
The  key  was  on  the  old  man's  breast, 
Aladdin  took  it,  turned  and  pressed 
The  spring  in  the  door  of  the  cabinet 
Where  the  worn  old  magical  lamp  was  set. 
He    seized    the    lamp,    and      ///    turned 
his  head, 

In  time  to  hear 
a       crashing 
tread, 

And  see  the  old 
man       close 
behind, 


ALADDI 


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With  eyes  that  rage  made  almost  blind. 

The  magician  struck  with  his  scimitar, 

And  shattered  a  beautiful  porcelain  jar, 

The  magician  thrust  once,  twice,  and 
again, 

And  crash  went  a  pictured  window-pane. 

Aladdin  slipped  from  side  to  side, 

The  magician  struck  but  his  blows  fell 
wide. 

And  Bedrelbood  went  red  and  white, 

And  fell  at  last,  and  fainted  quite. 

The   magician  struck  with  his    sword  to 
slay 

The  fair  Princess,  but  in  his  way 

Stood  Aladdin,  and  leapt  like  a  mountain 
goat, 

And    buried     his     knife    in    the    villain's 
throat. 


ALADDIN 


JLADDIN  lugged  him  out  of  the 
door, 

Mopped   up  the  blood   upon 
the  floor, 

Kissed    Bedrelbood    till    she 
awoke 

Out  of  her  swoon  and  smiled  and  spoke; 

"Aladdin,  dear  and  brave,"  said  she, 

"That's    done.     Now   let   us   have   some 
tea." 

They  sipped  their  tea,  and  shared  a  cup, 

And  ate  a  plate  of  biscuits  up. 

"  Now,"  said  Aladdin,  "  let  us  fly, 

"Palace  and  all,  from  Araby." 

He  rubbed  the  lamp,  and  with  a  flash, 

A  roll  of  thunder  and  a  crash, 

The  ceiling  lifted  in  the  air, 


/ 


ALADDI 


a*#3» 


[ND  the  great  Djinn  was  standing 
there. 

"Master,"  he  howled,  "What 
is'  your  will  ? 

"The  slave  of  the  lamp  must  serve  you 

still." 
"Well,"    said    Aladdin,    "you've    changed 

your  master; 

"The    old    magician    breathes    no    more. 
"  You  brought  this  palace 
here.    Yet  faster 

"Carry  it  back  where  it 
was  before, 

"And  set  it  down  with- 
out a  sound 

"  Upon  the  space  of  open 
ground 

"  Before  the  Pekin  palace 
gate. 


* 


ALADDIN 


TRANGE,    O    Djinn,   has   been 
the  fate 

"That   made  you  build   the 
palace  there, 

"Then  whisk  it  off  through  leagues  of  air 
"And  now  to  whisk  it  back  again. 
"O  Bedrelbood  and  I  are  fain 
"To  see  Pekin   and  the  Sultan  too, 
"And  live  as  we  were  used  to  do. 

"  To-morrow  let  the 
Sultan  rise 

"With  tears  of  joy  in 
both  his  eyes." 

"It  shall  be  done,"  the 
Djinn  replied, 

And  vanished.  "  O,"  the 
Princess  cried, 

"  How  the  wind  whistles 
in  the  room, 


ALADDI 


3fc#*3S 


"How  dark  it  is.    Is  this  the  gloom 

"Of     night?     Look    down;    why   there's 
the  sea. 

"  I  see  the  white  of  waves,  but  far 

"Below  us.    There's  a  shining  star; 

"It  seems  within  a  yard  of  me. 

"Aladdin,  darling,  how  we  fly 

"Like  birds  across  the  purple  sky, 

"  But  nest  and  all.    The  palace  floats 

"Far  steadier  than  the  best  of  boats 

"But  moves  so  fast.    Aladdin,  look, 

"There,  like  a  picture  in  a  book, 

"Is  China.    See,  pagodas,  junks, 

"And  white-robed  old  Confucian  monks. 

"The  sun  with  arrows  made  of  fire 

"Is  up.    O  see,  my  heart's  desire, 

"My  father's  palace.    Down  we  come. 

"Aladdin,  look,  we're  home,  we're  home." 

"And  Bedrelbood  sat  down  and  cried. 

Aladdin  whispered  at  her  side, 


He  flung  far  out  the  talisman:' 


ALADDI 


"How  dark  it  is.    Is  this  the  gloom 

night?     Look    down;    why   there's 

"  I  see  the  white  of  waves,  but  far 
eiow  u#»*^f#s**  Shltftof.  »&r  ; 
'It  seems  within  a  yard  of  me. 
"  Aladdin,  darling,  how  we  fly 
'Like  birds  across  the  purple  sky, 
M  But  nest  and  all.    The  palace  floats 
ar  steadier  than  the  best  of  boats 
'But  moves  so  fast.    Aladdin,  look, 
r  There,  like  a  picture  in  a  book, 
4  Is  China,    See,  pagodas,  junks, 
"  And  white-robed  old  Confucian  monks. 
'The  sun  with  arrows  made  of  fire 

up.    O  see,  my  heart's  destr 
My  father's  palace.    Down  we  come. 
%  look,  w\  we're  honr 

"And  Bedrelbood  sat  down  and  cried. 
Aladdin  whispered  at  her  side, 


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"My   peach    blossom,     my     dainty     lover, 
"Rejoice  that  all  our  woes  are  over." 
The  Sultan  had  been  dour  and  grim; 
His  slaves  were  all  afraid  of  him. 
He  never  once  had  even  smiled 
Since  the    magician  stole   his  child. 
Each   morning   he   would    look   to   see 
If   the    palace   was  where  it  used  to  be; 
Each  morning  he  ^EJ^S.  sadly  turned  away 
To    spend    a         \PJf     melancholy  day, 
Cross-legged        ^d    Lv     he  sat  with 
sigh  and  ,   ,|  tX   groan, 

And  bit  his    Jj   W&  $(^k     PjS-ta 

alone. 


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E  rose  that  morning  just  as  grim 

But  saw  what  much  astonished 
him. 

There  shone  the  palace,  gay 
with  gold, 

And  dragon  roofs  as  I  have  told, 

And  minarets  and  jewels  fine 

Exactly  as  it  used  to  shine. 

"I   dream,"    he   thought;     "Fantastic    lies 

"Will  disappoint  my  waking  eyes." 

He  called  a  slave  and  bid  him  pull 

His  pig-tail,  which  he  did,  the  fool, 

For  his  royal  master  knocked    him    down, 

And,  without  waiting  for  his  crown, 

Rushed    from   the    palace   to   the   gate, 

Upset  a  mandarin  of  state, 

And,  bursting  with  paternal  joy, 

Ran  up   the   staircase   like   a   boy. 


ALADDIN 


Y  daughter,  O  my  Bed- 
relbood — 

"Aladdin,  O,  the  Gods 
are  good." 

The  Princess  clung  about  his  neck, 

Aladdin  wisely  did  not  check 

The  transports  of  her  filial  love. 

He  waited  while  the  Sultan  strove 

To  kiss  both   cheeks   at  once  and 
dance — 

The  spectacle  did  him  entrance. 

The  Sultan  tired  at  last  and  turned, 

And  told  Aladdin  how  he  burned 


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To  thank  him.    "Know,  my  son,"  said  he, 

"You  shall  be  Sultan  after  me." 

The  bells  rang  out  in  all  Pekin. 

The  cymbals  clattered.    Such  a  din 

Was  never  heard.    And  flags  were  waved, 

And    tea    was    drunk,     and     kites    were 
flown, 

And  all  men  knew  how  quite  alone 

Aladdin  had  set  out  and  saved 

The  Princess  from  a  woeful  fate. 


ALADDIN 


HE  feast  was  spread.      Ah,  how 
they   ate, 

And  drank,  and  laughed,  and 
danced,    and    sang, 

While   all   the  time  the  joy- 
bells  rang. 

The   sun   went  down,  the  sky  grew  dim, 

Aladdin   saw    a    scarlet   rim 

Behind    the    bamboo-trees.      "No     more 

"Will    I    depend    on   wizardry," 

He    said,    and    hurried    to   the   shore. 


ALADDIN 


"  Enough  magician's  work  for  me," 
He  cried,  and  flung  far  out  to  sea 
The  talismans,  and  there  they  lie 
Invisible  to  human  eye, 
A  little  ring,  a  lamp  of  brass, 
Where  ceaselessly  the  waters  pass. 

Sometimes,  when  poor,  I  almost  wish 
I  were  a  kind  of  Chinese  fish, 
For  then  Fd  bring  them  up  and  live 
In  all  the  wealth  the  Djinn  could  give. 


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